ostracize
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trəˌsaɪz verb (used with object), os·tra·cized, os·tra·ciz·ing.
1.
to exclude, by general consent, from society, friendship, conversation, privileges, etc.: His friends ostracized him after his father's arrest.
2.
to banish (a person) from his or her native country; expatriate.
3.
(in ancient Greece) to banish (a citizen) temporarily by popular vote.
Also, especially British, os·tra·cise.
Origin:
1640–50; < Greek ostrakízein, equivalent to óstrak(on) potsherd, tile, ballot (akin to óstreion oyster, shell) + -izein -ize
1640–50; < Greek ostrakízein, equivalent to óstrak(on) potsherd, tile, ballot (akin to óstreion oyster, shell) + -izein -ize
Related forms
os·tra·ciz·a·ble, adjective
os·tra·ci·za·tion, noun
os·tra·ciz·er, noun
Synonyms
1. shun, snub, blacklist.
1. shun, snub, blacklist.
Antonyms
1. accept.
1. accept.
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ostracize or ostracise (ˈɒstrəˌsaɪz) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to exclude or banish (a person) from a particular group, society, etc |
| 2. | (in ancient Greece) to punish by temporary exile |
| [C17: from Greek ostrakizein to select someone for banishment by voting on potsherds; see | |
| ostracise or ostracise | |
| —vb | |
| [C17: from Greek ostrakizein to select someone for banishment by voting on potsherds; see | |
| 'ostracism or ostracise | |
| —n | |
| 'ostracizable or ostracise | |
| —adj | |
| 'ostracisable or ostracise | |
| —adj | |
| 'ostracizer or ostracise | |
| —n | |
| 'ostraciser or ostracise | |
| —n | |
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Dictionary.com's 21st Century Lexicon
| Main Entry: | ostracize |
| Part of Speech: | v |
| Definition: | to banish or expel; abolish |
| Etymology: | Greek ostrakizein 'to banish by voting with potsherds' |
Etymonline
Word Origin & History
ostracize
1640s, from Gk. ostrakizein (see ostracism). Related: Ostracization; ostracizing.
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Example sentences
Group punishments will be used to socially ostracize her--her colleagues and neighbors will be denied birth permits.
Government imposed smoking bans ostracize and disenfranchise a huge segment of these private businesses' regular clientele.
Do not ostracize him or her due to the psychiatric condition.
Historically, tattoos were developed as a way to identify prisoners and ostracize them from law-abiding society.
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